3 h. ago Dale Webster, surfer who rode waves for 14,642 consecutive days, dies aged 77

Surfer rode waves daily for over 40 years straightStreak reached 14,642 consecutive surfing daysGuinness record-holder dies at age 77 in CaliforniaDale Webster, the Northern California surfer who paddled out every day for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 77. News of his death was shared on social media by friends and fellow surfers. No cause of death was given.Known as Daily Dale and Daily Wavester, Webster holds a Guinness world record for the longest streak of consecutive days surfed: an extraordinary 14,642, a stretch that began in 1975 and ended in 2015. His feat required him to surf at least three waves a day, rain or shine, in sickness or in health, through frigid Pacific waters and the shark-rich lineup off Sonoma County. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Sweet moment oblivious 'christening' guests learn they're actually at a secret wedding

When Joe and Tori Taylor from Warwickshire invited their friends and family to the christening of their six-month-old son Billy, only a handful of people knew about their planned surprise.

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18 h. ago Bhim Kohli’s teenage killer to have sentence reviewed at Court of Appeal

Mr Kohli, 80, was attacked with a shoe and died the following day.

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26 h. ago Teenager died after police were called to her flat, but could not be saved after 'frustrating' delay

As police tried to find clues as to what could have happened to Alex Duce she was inside her flat. When she was found later that day she had hanged herself and died days later in hospital

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50 h. ago Nicola Peltz wears her mother's vintage wedding dress in secret vow renewal ceremony officiated by her father Nelson... while David and Victoria remain thousands of miles away on yacht amid feud

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz shared pictures of their vow renewal officiated by her father Nelson... with David and Victoria thousands of miles away

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62 h. ago Half a cup of sugar a day? Scientists take on the latest controversial health trend

Going against decades of ingrained health education, Leanne Ratcliffe, who found internet fame in the 2010s eating 50 bananas a day as part of her fruitarian diet, has found a new cause to get behind. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the health influencer on her controversial lifestyle – and asks experts what they make of it

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5 d. ago Inside Nicola and Brooklyn's secret SECOND wedding. Beckhams not invited to 'do

A friend of the couple says: 'Nicola may post a picture at some point, but they are in no rush. This was done for their friends and family to enjoy themselves. That's why she didn't post right away.'

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5 d. ago When a journalist uses AI to interview a dead child, isn’t it time to ask what the boundaries should be? | Gaby Hinsliff

The virtual world can bring a kind of friendship and a kind of connection, even to the grieving. But it can also facilitate exploitation of very human needsJoaquin Oliver was 17 years old when he was shot in the hallway of his high school. An older teenager, expelled some months previously, had opened fire with a high-powered rifle on Valentine’s Day in what became America’s deadliest high school shooting. Seven years on, Joaquin says he thinks it’s important to talk about what happened on that day in Parkland, Florida, “so that we can create a safer future for everyone”.But sadly, what happened to Joaquin that day is that he died. The oddly metallic voice speaking to the ex-CNN journalist Jim Acosta in an interview on Substack this week was actually that of a digital ghost: an AI, trained on the teenager’s old social media posts at the request of his parents, who are using it to bolster their campaign for tougher gun controls. Like many bereaved families, they have told their child...

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6 d. ago Somber Brad Pitt seen working on film set on the SAME DAY his mother Jane Etta died at age 84

The Oscar-winner's family confirmed Jane's death in a social media post shared Wednesday.

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6 d. ago Eddie Palmieri, pioneering Latin jazz musician and Grammy winner, dies aged 88

The pianist, composer and bandleader was the first Latino to win a Grammy and would win seven more over a career that spanned nearly 40 albumsEddie Palmieri, the avant-garde musician who was one of the most innovative artists of rumba and Latin jazz, has died aged 88.Fania Records announced Palmieri’s death Wednesday evening. Palmieri’s daughter Gabriela told the New York Times her father died earlier that day at his home in New Jersey after “an extended illness”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'I was addicted to Diet Coke and noticed four huge changes when I quit'

A woman who kicked her habit of drinking three bottles of Diet Coke per day for eight years claims giving it up is the best decision she has ever made for four reasons

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3 w. ago Diet that sheds weight fast by eating MORE: This easy plan was made to help cancer patients

At the age of 65, I have reached crunch point. I'm sick of weird diets and I'm seriously fed up with feeling hungry. I'm also really hacked off at still being fat

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3 w. ago Man sucked into MRI machine while wearing large metal necklace dies

The man, who has not yet been identified, was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries but he sadly died a day after the horror incident.

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3 w. ago Man dies in freak accident after being 'sucked into MRI machine' wearing metal necklace

The man, 61, was rushed to hospital with critical injuries after being pulled into the MRI machine while wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, but sadly died the next day

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3 w. ago Millionaire farmer 'died a day after secret wedding' as wife inherits £4.7 million fortune

Joe Grogan, 75, died just one day after marrying his carer Lisa Flaherty, 50, in a 'secret wedding' at a registry office - his family had called for a detailed forensic investigation into his death

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3 w. ago Child dies after school coach carrying more than 60 people crashes on day trip

Two other children were taken to hospital by air ambulance, police said.

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3 w. ago Emmerdale fans 'solve' explosive wedding day twist for one couple amid huge secret

Emmerdale fans think Gabby Thomas and Vinny Dingle could be set for dramatic scenes ahead of their wedding, with one of the characters hiding something on the ITV soap

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4 w. ago Millionaire farmer, 75, died a DAY after secretly marrying his carer, 50, and was embalmed with 'undue haste', court hears

Lawyers for Lisa Flaherty, 50, said she had been 'hauled over the coals' during the three-day inquest in Tullamore as the family of Joseph Grogan, vowed to challenge their short-lived marriage.

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last month Plague linked to Black Death claims victim within hours of A&E visit as symptoms emerge

A person has died from plague, also called the Black Death, less than a day after going to A&E with symptoms in the US.

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last month School tragedy as Year Nine boy and girl at technology college die in separate incidents on the same day

Two students from from the same year group have died on the same day in two separate incidents.

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